6 SAN FRANCISCO - Artists are not prophets, except occasionally by dumb luck. Just because they explore new ways of doing things doesn't mean they can see into the future. To romanticize them as seers - as when, for instance, we praise Picasso's portrait of Gertrude Stein for supposedly anticipating how Stein would age - is to misunderstand their role. The job of the artist is not to foretell the future; it is to see the present with fresh eyes. OK. But then you have the case of Nam June Paik. The Korean American artist (1932-2006) is the subject of an international traveling retrospective - the first major show since his death - at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through Oct. 3. The idea that Paik was uncannily prescient is particularly hard to shake. Widely regarded as the founder of video art, Paik (pronounced "pake") famously coined the term "electronic superhighway." He is also routinely credited with imagining early …
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‘Death’s Door’: A clever and fun Zelda homage
"Death's Door" Developed by: Acid Nerve Published by: Devolver Digital Available on: PC, Xbox One - - - When a creative work bears an obvious resemblance to a well-known predecessor it runs the risk of being labeled derivative. However, if the work in question stirs us we often consider it a love letter to its inspirational sources. Happily, "Death's Door," the new action adventure game about a hard-working, soul-reaping crow is very much a love letter to the old Zelda games. Its mechanics are satisfying in a chip-off-the-old block way, its visuals are a delight and its story line is touched with assured, easygoing humor. Such qualities are even more impressive when you find out that "Death's Door" is the product of a two-person collaboration , Mark Foster and David Fenn . At its start, a bus rolls into a station and a textbox at the bottom of the screen announces, "Now arriving at Reaping Commission Headquarters." The scene, rendered in black-and-white, has a noir vibe. …
BAC Mono Takes Goodwood FOS Win Over Caterham And Radical
Audi R8 takes Supercars victory. This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed was full of great cars , dramatic crashes , and major debuts – and that’s why we love this event. But, after all, it’s a competition – who will set the fastest lap at the legendary hill. You know - the quicker, the better. The two most important categories currently are the Supercars and the smaller Race Cars for the Road. Briggs Automotive Company, better known simply as BAC, with its Mono is this year’s winner with a staggering time of 49.54 seconds, followed by the Caterham Seven 620R with 50.01 seconds and the Radical RXC Turbo with 50.83 seconds. More about BAC's recent activities: BAC Mono Art Car To Debut At Goodwood FoS First BAC Mono Police Car Assigned To Isle Of Man Watch BAC Mono supercars do their ice scraper impressions in Sweden This is the fifth appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed for the Liverpool-based company, which marks its first triumph. …
First BAC Mono Police Car Assigned To Isle Of Man
Is this the only single-seater police supercar in the world? Briggs Automotive Company (also known as BAC) has joined forces with the Isle of Man Government to provide a BAC Mono police car – the first car from the manufacturer to have such a role. “The world’s only single-seater, road-legal supercar,” the manufacturer says, will be an active member of the fleet and will also be on display at a number of local festivals. Read also: BAC Is Turning Mono Customers Loose On The Isle Of Man Watch BAC Mono supercars do their ice scraper impressions in Sweden Watch the BAC Mono blow the McLaren P1 GTR away “It’s a remarkable vehicle, and clearly will be of huge interest to bikers and car drivers alike,” Andy Greaves, Isle of Man advanced driver, police motorcyclist, and collision investigator commented. “We are here to promote safe use of the road, and it’s amazing how many people want to talk to you when this is your transport. Every opportunity we get, we stop …
Skoda Auto To Make All Its Facilities Smoke-Free Zones
Czech carmaker, Skoda Auto, has announced that it will be making all its manufacturing facilities, premises and lands a no-smoking zone. The company says that it wants to support all its employees wishing to stop smoking and thus build a smoke-free working environment. The company will be working with its social partner, the Kovo Trade Union, to attain this goal and the first measures for implementing this plan have already been taken. In fact, smoking is no longer allowed at the brand's Indian-based plants in Pune and Aurangabad. Also Read: Skoda Auto India To Expand Presence In 100 Cities By August 2021 Commenting on the development, Thomas Schafer, CEO, Skoda Auto said, "Our top priority is to protect the health of our employees as much as we can. The existing anti-COVID-19 measures have provided an excellent basis on which we are now building, and the next logical step is to become a smoke-free company. This way we will motivate our employees to adopt more sustainable …
Watch Norman Lear’s 99th Surprise Birthday Video From Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux
Click here to read the full article. Norman Lear celebrated the dawn of his second century on the planet by probably accomplishing more than you did in the past month. Not only did he gather with family and friends, but Lear also published an op-ed in The Washington Post, warning of the erosion of voting rights in America, and TBS sealed a deal to develop a new version of his iconic 1970s late-night soap “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.” “How about that,” said Lear, on the phone from New York. “I can’t overstate how exciting I find that.” More from Variety Norman Lear's 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman' Remake, From 'Schitt's Creek' Star Emily Hampshire, Lands at TBS Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'Maude' Will Be Available to Stream for the First Time, Via Amazon's IMDb TV Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux Debut First Look at HBO Watergate Series 'White House Plumbers' Brent Miller, who runs Lear’s Act III production company, credited Sony for “for really …